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These characters or figures 8 were formerly all called by the general name of Ciphers ; whence it came to pass that the art of Arithmetic was then often called Ciphering . The first nine are called Significant Figures , as distinguished ...
These characters or figures 8 were formerly all called by the general name of Ciphers ; whence it came to pass that the art of Arithmetic was then often called Ciphering . The first nine are called Significant Figures , as distinguished ...
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Whence the reason of the rule is manifest , both for addition and subtraction . Note 1. When several fractions are to be collected , it is commonly best first to add two of them together that most easily reduce to a common denominator ...
Whence the reason of the rule is manifest , both for addition and subtraction . Note 1. When several fractions are to be collected , it is commonly best first to add two of them together that most easily reduce to a common denominator ...
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Thus , the understood denominator of a decimal is always either ten , or some power of ten ; whence its name . A mixed number is made up of a whole number with some decimal fraction , the one being separated from the other by a point .
Thus , the understood denominator of a decimal is always either ten , or some power of ten ; whence its name . A mixed number is made up of a whole number with some decimal fraction , the one being separated from the other by a point .
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... taken as integers , be expressed by M , and all those M N of the other by N. Then the actual numbers are 10m and 10- · Whence , their product is MN 10m + * : - : that is , there are m + n decimals in the quotient . 2.
... taken as integers , be expressed by M , and all those M N of the other by N. Then the actual numbers are 10m and 10- · Whence , their product is MN 10m + * : - : that is , there are m + n decimals in the quotient . 2.
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18 - . - 1 - 9 + 30 - 51 + 47 18 And 48.22 = 2 is the highest power or first term . Whence , attaching the literal parts , we get as the product 2025 9x4 + 30 % C3 512 % + 473 ...
18 - . - 1 - 9 + 30 - 51 + 47 18 And 48.22 = 2 is the highest power or first term . Whence , attaching the literal parts , we get as the product 2025 9x4 + 30 % C3 512 % + 473 ...
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| Title | A Course of Mathematics: In Two Volumes. For the Use of the Royal Military Academy, Volume 1 A Course of Mathematics: In Two Volumes. For the Use of the Royal Military Academy, Charles Hutton |
| Author | Charles Hutton |
| Edition | 12 |
| Publisher | Gilberte and Rivington, 1841 |
| Original from | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Digitized | 8 Jul 2014 |
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